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2 Section A These questions are about the task, the determination of the concentration of sulfuric(iv) acid (H 2 SO 3 ) in a crater-lake solution. You should use your Task Sheet and your Candidate Results Sheet to answer them. Answer all questions in the spaces provided. 1 Record the average titre from your Candidate Results Sheet. Average titre... 2 The concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution used was 0.100 mol dm 3. Calculate the amount, in moles, of NaOH in 25.0 cm 3 of this sodium hydroxide solution. 3 The equation for the reaction between sulfuric(iv) acid and sodium hydroxide is shown below. H 2 SO 3 + 2NaOH Na 2 SO 3 + 2H 2 O Use your answers from Questions 1 and 2 and the equation above to calculate the concentration, in mol dm 3, of sulfuric(iv) acid in solution A. Give your answer to the appropriate precision. (3 marks) 4 Solution A was a diluted sample of crater-lake solution. Solution A was prepared by transferring 50.0 cm 3 of the original crater-lake solution into a 250 cm 3 volumetric (graduated) flask. The flask was made up to the mark with distilled water. Use your answer from Question 3 to calculate the concentration, in mol dm 3, of sulfuric(iv) acid in the original crater-lake solution.
3 5 Use data from the Periodic Table to calculate the M r of sulfuric(iv) acid (H 2 SO 3 ). Give your answer to one decimal place. 6 Use your answers from Questions 4 and 5 to calculate the concentration, in g dm 3, of sulfuric(iv) acid in the original crater-lake solution. 7 In the preparation of solution A, a 100 cm 3 measuring cylinder was used to transfer 50.0 cm 3 of the original crater-lake solution into the 250 cm 3 volumetric (graduated) flask. The maximum total errors are shown below. Measuring cylinder ± 1.0 cm 3 Volumetric (graduated) flask ± 0.50 cm 3 7 (a) Estimate the maximum percentage error in using each of these pieces of apparatus. Show your working. Measuring cylinder... Volumetric (graduated) flask... (2 marks) 7 (b) Give one change you could make to reduce the percentage error in the preparation of solution A. 8 When the original sample of crater-lake solution was collected it was immediately placed in a sealed container. Suggest why this method of storage is needed in order to determine an accurate concentration of sulfuric(iv) acid in the sample. Turn over
4 9 Suggest one reason why the concentration of acid in the crater-lake solution may be higher than the actual concentration of sulfuric(iv) acid in the crater-lake. 13 Section B starts on page 6
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6 Section B Answer all questions in the spaces provided. Introduction A student investigated the acid content of a different crater-lake solution. The student used a 50.0 cm 3 burette to measure out different volumes of this crater-lake solution. Each volume of crater-lake solution was titrated with a 0.100 mol dm 3 sodium hydroxide solution. Each titration was repeated. The results are shown below. Volume of crater-lake solution / cm 3 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 Volume of sodium hydroxide solution / cm 3 Experiment 1 5.85 17.00 20.00 26.50 32.45 Experiment 2 6.15 13.00 19.90 26.50 32.55 Average titre / cm 3 6.00 15.00 19.95 26.50 32.50 10 (a) On the graph paper opposite, plot a graph of average titre (y-axis) against volume of crater-lake solution. Both axes must start at zero. (3 marks) 10 (b) Draw a line of best fit on the graph. 10 (c) Use the graph to determine the titre that the student would have obtained using a 25.0 cm 3 sample of crater-lake solution. 10 (d) Excluding any anomalous points, which average titre value would you expect to be the least accurate value? Give one reason for your choice. Least accurate average titre... Reason... (2 marks)
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8 11 Another 100 cm 3 sample of crater-lake solution was reacted with an excess of powdered limestone. The gas produced was collected in a gas syringe. The equation for the reaction between the sulfuric(iv) acid in the crater-lake solution and the calcium carbonate in the powdered limestone is shown below. H 2 SO 3 + CaCO 3 CaSO 3 + H 2 O + CO 2 The volume of gas collected from the reaction of the sulfuric(iv) acid in 100 cm 3 of crater-lake solution with an excess of powdered limestone was 81.0 cm 3 at 298 K and 1.00 10 5 Pa. 11 (a) State the ideal gas equation. 11 (b) Use the ideal gas equation to calculate the amount, in moles, of carbon dioxide formed. Show your working. (The gas constant R = 8.31 J K 1 mol 1 ) (3 marks) 11 (c) Use the equation for the reaction and your answer from Question 11 (b) to calculate the minimum mass of calcium carbonate needed to neutralise the sulfuric(iv) acid in 1.00 dm 3 of crater-lake solution. Show your working. (If you could not complete the calculation in Question 11 (b) assume that the amount of carbon dioxide is 1.25 10 2 mol. This is not the correct value.) (3 marks)
9 11 (d) The percentage by mass of calcium carbonate in the powdered limestone was 95.0%. Calculate the minimum mass of this powdered limestone needed to neutralise the sulfuric(iv) acid in 1.00 dm 3 of this crater-lake solution. (2 marks) 11 (e) Give one reason, other than cost, why limestone rather than solid sodium hydroxide is often used to neutralise acidity in lakes. 17 END OF QUESTIONS Copyright 2010 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.
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11 The Periodic Table of the Elements 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 (1) (2) 6.9 Li lithium 3 23.0 Na sodium 11 39.1 K potassium 19 85.5 Rb rubidium 37 132.9 Cs caesium 55 [223] Fr francium 87 9.0 Be beryllium 4 24.3 Mg magnesium 12 40.1 Ca calcium 20 87.6 Sr strontium 38 137.3 Ba barium 56 [226] Ra radium 88 relative atomic mass symbol name atomic (proton) number 1.0 H hydrogen 1 (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) 45.0 Sc scandium 21 88.9 Y yttrium 39 138.9 La * lanthanum 57 [227] Ac actinium 89 47.9 Ti titanium 22 91.2 Zr zirconium 40 178.5 Hf hafnium 72 [267] Rf rutherfordium 104 Key 50.9 V vanadium 23 92.9 Nb niobium 41 180.9 Ta tantalum 73 [268] Db dubnium 105 52.0 Cr chromium 24 96.0 Mo molybdenum 42 183.8 W tungsten 74 [271] Sg seaborgium 106 54.9 Mn manganese 25 [98] Tc technetium 43 186.2 Re rhenium 75 [272] Bh bohrium 107 55.8 Fe iron 26 101.1 Ru ruthenium 44 190.2 Os osmium 76 [270] Hs hassium 108 58.9 Co cobalt 27 102.9 Rh rhodium 45 192.2 Ir iridium 77 [276] Mt meitnerium 109 58.7 Ni nickel 28 106.4 Pd palladium 46 195.1 Pt platinum 78 [281] Ds darmstadtium 110 63.5 Cu copper 29 107.9 Ag silver 47 197.0 Au gold 79 [280] Rg roentgenium 111 65.4 Zn zinc 30 112.4 Cd cadmium 48 200.6 Hg mercury 80 (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) 10.8 B boron 5 27.0 Al aluminium 13 69.7 Ga gallium 31 114.8 In indium 49 204.4 Tl thallium 81 12.0 C carbon 6 28.1 Si silicon 14 72.6 Ge germanium 32 118.7 Sn tin 50 207.2 Pb lead 82 14.0 N nitrogen 7 31.0 P phosphorus 15 74.9 As arsenic 33 121.8 Sb antimony 51 209.0 Bi bismuth 83 16.0 O oxygen 8 32.1 S sulfur 16 79.0 Se selenium 34 127.6 Te tellurium 52 [209] Po polonium 84 19.0 F fluorine 9 35.5 Cl chlorine 17 79.9 Br bromine 35 126.9 I iodine 53 [210] At astatine 85 Elements with atomic numbers 112-116 have been reported but not fully authenticated (18) 4.0 He helium 2 20.2 Ne neon 10 39.9 Ar argon 18 83.8 Kr krypton 36 131.3 Xe xenon 54 [222] Rn radon 86 * 58 71 Lanthanides 90 103 Actinides 140.1 Ce cerium 58 232.0 Th thorium 90 140.9 Pr praseodymium 59 231.0 Pa protactinium 91 144.2 Nd neodymium 60 238.0 U uranium 92 [145] Pm promethium 61 [237] Np neptunium 93 150.4 Sm samarium 62 [244] Pu plutonium 94 152.0 Eu europium 63 [243] Am americium 95 157.3 Gd gadolinium 64 [247] Cm curium 96 158.9 Tb terbium 65 [247] Bk berkelium 97 162.5 Dy dysprosium 66 [251] Cf californium 98 164.9 Ho holmium 67 [252] Es einsteinium 99 167.3 Er erbium 68 [257] Fm fermium 100 168.9 Tm thulium 69 [258] Md mendelevium 101 173.1 Yb ytterbium 70 [259] No nobelium 102 175.0 Lu lutetium 71 [262] Lr lawrencium 103